Definition of grandiloquence Grandiloquence
gran•dil•o•quence
We found 4 definitions of grandiloquence from 4 different sources.
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What does grandiloquence mean?
WordNet
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| grandiloquence - high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation; "the grandiosity of his prose"; "an excessive ornateness of language" | ||
| grandiosity, magniloquence, ornateness, rhetoric | ||
| expressive style, style a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period; "all the reporters were expected to adopt the style of the newspaper" | ||
| flourish (music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments; "he entered to a flourish of trumpets"; "her arrival was greeted with a rousing fanfare" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- grandiloquence (n.)
The use of lofty words or phrases; bombast; -- usually in a bad sense.
Part of speech
🔤- grandiloquence, noun, singular of grandiloquences.
